Pocono Record All-Area first team made up of stars

There's no shortage of star power on the Pocono Record's All-Area boys basketball team.

JOE MIEGOC

There's no shortage of star power on the Pocono Record's All-Area boys basketball team.

Stroudsburg's Jacob Battle and Pocono Mountain West's Joe Wiggins, who both went over the 1,000-point milestone this season, and East Stroudsburg South's O'Neil Holder are on the first team for a second straight year. East Stroudsburg North's Isaiah Battle and Stroudsburg's Danny Cuevas join them in the frontcourt.

Wiggins is the Player of the Year after a 589-point season where he helped the Panthers win their fourth straight Mountain Valley Conference championship. Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg's Lorenzo Sanders is the Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to the District 11 Class A playoffs for the first time since 2010. Sanders, who was an assistant under long-time coach Bob Mullen, guided Notre Dame to a 16-win season despite losing last year's leading scorer Olsbey Mercer to a knee injury in the preseason.

Here's the first team:

East Stroudsburg South senior O'Neil Holder had another outstanding season to cap a fantastic career. A repeat first teamer, Holder led the Cavaliers in scoring with 13.7 points per game. He scored in double figures 15 times, including a season-high 25 points in a victory over Pocono Mountain East on Jan. 16. Holder, who is looking at Arcadia University and Moravian College, also averaged six rebounds and three assists per game.

Stroudsburg senior Jacob Battle is back on the first half after having a huge year in helping the Mounties reach the PIAA tournament for the first time since 1999. A starter since his sophomore year, Battle scored a career-high 29 points to go over 1,000 for his career in Stroudsburg's 67-64 victory over Liberty in the consolation game of the District 11 Class AAAA playoffs. Battle, who has drawn interest from a number of Division II and D-III schools, finished his career with 1,027 points to become the ninth male in school history to reach that mark and the first since 2000. Battle, who made 67 3-pointers this season and 162 for his career, also averaged 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and led the Mounties in steals (71).

Pocono Mountain West needed Joe Wiggins to have a big year and the senior responded in a big way. Wiggins, another repeat first teamer, led Monroe County in scoring at 23.6 ppg and became the first male in school history to score 1,000 career points, while helping the Panthers win a fourth straight MVC title. Wiggins scored in double figures in every game, scored at least 20 points 18 times and had three 30-point games. Wiggins, who has drawn interest from Division I schools Delaware State, Norfolk State and North Carolina Central, finished his career with 1,107 points.

East Stroudsburg North's Isaiah Battle established himself as one of District 11's top frontcourt players. The senior was a force on both ends of the court while helping the Timberwolves qualify for the MVC and district playoffs. Battle led ES North in scoring (16.4 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 per game). Battle was also consistent, scoring in double figures 20 out of 24 games. He had seven games where scored at least 20 points.

Stroudsburg's Danny Cuevas had a breakout season in 2013-14. The 6-foot-6 junior averaged 14.5 ppg and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Mounties. Cuevas, who has already drawn interest from several D-II colleges, scored in double figures 22 times in 26 games before a knee injury in the district semifinals ended his season. He also led the Mounties in blocked shots (40).